Marie Howe: "My Dead Friends"

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Marie Howe: "My Dead Friends"

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Recorded by Marie Howe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 22, 2022. www.poets.org

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Feb 22, 2022

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Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Coleman Edward Dues. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

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